People · Australia
Caleb Tay
3×3 · top 1.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016TAYC01
Caleb Tay has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.39, set at St Kevin's College Spring 2018, puts him in the top 1.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 197th in Australia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since May 2016, he has put 464 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 50% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.79 in May 2016 to 7.39, a 58% improvement. Caleb has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.39 | 9.15 | top 1.8% | 197 / 11,709 | |
| 4×4 | 30.65 | 37.75 | top 3.2% | 81 / 3,051 | |
| 5×5 | 59.87 | 1:10.71 | top 5.4% | 72 / 1,356 | |
| Skewb | 4.16 | 7.45 | top 12.0% | 307 / 3,534 | |
| 2×2 | 2.87 | 3.82 | top 12.8% | 971 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.51 | 20.97 | top 16.4% | 360 / 2,659 | |
| 6×6 | 2:12.88 | 2:17.46 | top 16.8% | 98 / 641 | |
| 7×7 | 3:26.37 | 3:38.29 | top 18.5% | 84 / 523 | |
| Megaminx | 1:23.19 | 1:27.90 | top 23.8% | 291 / 1,277 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.63 | 9.76 | top 24.9% | 1,258 / 5,993 | |
| Square-1 | 18.86 | 24.39 | top 25.4% | 244 / 899 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:59.14 | — | early days — 1 solve | 328 / 394 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 8 Dec 2018Six personal bests in one day at Melbourne Cube Days 2018.
- 27 Oct 2018Three personal bests in one day at St Kevin's College Spring 2018.
- 6 May 2018Three personal bests in one day at Cube for Cambodia 2018.
- 18 Nov 2017Four personal bests in one day at Melbourne Cube Days 2017.
- 23 Sep 2017Four personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2017.
- 18 Feb 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.10 at Lifestyle Seasons Summer 2017.
Competitions
- Koalafication Melbourne 2019 · 18 May 2019
- Melbourne Cube Days 2018 · 8 Dec 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- St Kevin's College Spring 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube for Cambodia 2018 · 6 May 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Cube for Cambodia 2017 · 7 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Lifestyle Seasons Summer 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- POPS Open 2016 · 11 Dec 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Cube for Cambodia 2016 · 24 Jul 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Connor's Cube Day 2016 · 29 May 2016
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Tommy Kiprillis — met in 100 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Mannessah Kani — met in 89 rounds, finished ahead 55 times
- Jack Cai — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead 47 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.39 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.